Apparatus for steaming and pressing fabrics.



No. 778,067 PATENTED 001125, 1904.

E. I. PLETOHER.

APPARATUS FOR STEAMING AND PRESSING FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1902. RENEWED APR. 5,1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

'A'PPARATUS FoR STEAMiNG Aub PRESSINGFABRICS.

SBECIFIOATION forming part (5f Letters Patent 1%. 773,067, dated October 25, 1904.

Application filed A gust 9, 1902. RenewediA r H 5,1904. Serial No. 201,745.

To all whom it may concern:

Be'it. known that I, ELIZABETH IDA FLETCH- ER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for Steaming and Pressing Fabric, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an apparatus or device for steaming and pressing fabrics, and is particularly adapted to the steaming and pressing of pile fabrics, such as velvet, plush, and the like. In renovating fabrics of this kind it is necessary to steam them and press them upon the under side; and the object of my present invention is to accomplish this steaming and pressing operation without injuring the pilesurface.

Another object is to brush or clean the pilesurface at thesame time the inner face or backingis being steamed or pressed.

With these objects in view my invention consists,essentially, of a frame supporting a curved metallic plate, a portion of which is perforated and through which the steam is caused to pass, the remaining portion of the plate being imperforate and over which the surface of the fabric is forcibly passed.

The invention. also consists in providing a brush in close approximation to a metallic plate, so that as the fabric is passed back and forth over the heated metallic plate the pileface of the fabric is brought into contact with the rotary brush and cleaned.

The invention also consists in the novel features of construction and combination, all of which will be fully-described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims. v

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l isaperspective viewof an apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. '2 is a transverse sectional 1 view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail partial longitudinal section, certain parts being shown in elevation. Flg. 4 1s a detail perspective view of the steaming-receptacle.

In carrying out my invention I employ a smooth curved metallic plate A, this plate be is intended to receive and hold (No model.)

ing curved substantially in the form of ahalfcylinder and is supported at each end by a semicircular frame B, resting upon legs B. One side of the plate A has a series of perforations extending from a line a short distance above the lower edge of the plate to the longitudinal center of said plate, and upon the interior of the plate and between the frames B is arranged a metallic receptacle 0, which a quantity of water. A burner-pipe D extends longitudinally beneath the curved metallicplate and is supported by the frames B, said pipe receiving gas or other suitable fuel from any suitable force. By means of this burner-pipe the water within the receptacle is converted into steam, which passes out through the perforations A.

A rotary brush E is journaled in suitable brackets E, A and over the perforated portion thereof. This rotary brush E rests very close' to the perforated portion of the plate A and extends along the entire length of the same. dicates the filling-vent through which the wa ter is introduced into the receptacle 0.

In operation a quantity of water is placed in the receptacle 0 and the burner lighted.

As soon as the vapor begins to pass through the perforated portion of the plate A the fabric to be steamed and pressed is passed over the perforated portion of the plate and beneath the rotary brush, and after passing over the perforated portion and beneath the brush the fabric is carried along over the imperforate portion of the curved plate A, and while holding one end of the fabric in one hand it can be Worked back and forth over the said curved surface and pressure applied thereto by pulling upon the end of the fabric with the other hand, it being understood that the steaming and pressing device is supported upon a table or other suitable object.

The steam comes in contact withthebacking of the fabric, while the brush contacts with the pile-face thereof, and in this manner the fabric is thoroughly cleaned, steamed, and pressed, and apiece of ribbon or fabric which arranged at each end of the plate Cinis rumpled or creased can be quickly and easily renovated by the process herein described.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A device of the kind described, comprising a curved metallic plate, and a heater arranged beneath the same, one portion of said curved plate being perforated, the remaining portion being imperforate, and a Water-receptacle arranged in conjunction With the perforated portion for the purpose specified.

2. A device of the kind described, comprising a curved metallic plate, frames for supporting the said plate, a Water-receptacle arranged between the frames and beneath one portion of the curved plate, said portion of the E. IDA FLETCHER.

Witnesses:

FLORENCE H. ADAMS, ELLA M. BROWN. 

